Steve Bracks will become a member of a small group of Labor Premiers of Victoria when he takes the oath of office on October 20.
Only 6 people – five men and one woman – have been Labor Premiers since Victoria achieved responsible government in 1856.
Labor governments have taken office in Victoria for a total of only 19 years, 3 months and 14 days during this century.
Of that period, over half was during the Cain-Kirner years of the 1980s and early 1990s.
| Labor Governments in Victoria | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier | Commenced | Left | Length |
| George Elmslie | |||
| George Prendergast | |||
| Edmond Hogan | |||
| Edmond Hogan | |||
| John Cain, snr | |||
| John Cain, snr | |||
| John Cain, snr | |||
| John Cain, jnr | |||
| Joan Kirner | |||
